Hidden treasure
Meet the people who aren’t taking the waste challenge lying down, as award-winning photographer Gregg Segal gets behind the campaign.
Discover your hidden treasureThe power is in your hands
Recycle Your Electricals has one mission – to get the nation reusing and recycling your old electricals. It’s simpler than you think.
GIVE-BACK JANUARY
It’s easier than ever to put your old electricals to good use
Brits were planning to splash out on 53 million new electricals between Black Friday and Christmas Day. Now what should we do with all the old gear Santa has replaced?
With Give-Back January, donating or recycling your unwanted electricals is simpler than ever – and you’ll be helping someone who really needs them.
Join TV presenter Andrea McLean and husband Nick Freeney to give something back this month.
FIVE GOLD RINGS
How your old electricals become ethical jewellery and more…
“Electronic waste is unique in that it is highly valuable – it often contains precious metals which can be transformed and reused.”
Why Lily Cole is backing the campaign to get the nation recycling our unwanted tech.
Recycling our old electricals is a win-win
Protecting health and the environment and putting valuable resources back into the economy.
What’s the problem?
Discarded electricals are one of the fastest growing sources of waste – and a big threat to the environment and human health.
Benefits of recycling
Recycling old electricals is better for the planet and your pocket. It means more jobs and saving precious resources.
How recycling works
From your home to your recycling centre to brand new products – the precious materials in old electricals get a new lease of life.
What you can recycle
Anything with a plug, battery or cable can be recycled – and most of the materials in them can be made into new products.
In focus
With the best research and the smartest solutions we’re tackling electrical waste together.
HypnoCat
He’s come to hypnotise the nation. Gaze into his eyes and you will feel a sudden, overwhelming urge to bag up your old electricals for recycling, recycling, recycling.
Fall under his spellCash in your old tech
TV’s Kate Thornton and the BBC’s personal finance expert Paul Lewis join the campaign to spell out how you can get a windfall from your unwanted electricals.
Cash in your electricals
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